[wanabidii] Goodbye 2015, hello 2016; 30 things we learnt about Africa in the passing year (M&G Africa)

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Goodbye 2015, hello 2016; 30 things we learnt about Africa in the passing year   Some 89.3% of Gabonese have access to electricity, the highest rate in mainland sub-Saharan Africa, second to only Mauritius and Seychelles.

Royals behaving badly: South African king jailed for kidnapping, assault and burning homes   The 51-year-old king, a self-confessed marijuana smoker, kidnapped a wife and children of one of his subjects whom he considered a dissident

Burundi leader says will resist AU troops, but that's hot air and African Union can still put him on the run   Uganda said to see an African Union force as inevitable, and Nkurunziza can't bite the AU hand - it would kick his troops out of Somalia peacekeeping

18 Africans who won our hearts in 2015; from Magufuli, Malak, Teklehaimanot, Jega to Yego   Believe it or not, 3 are African presidents!

More from the Mail & Guardian Africa

Nigerian to unveil 'biggest' statue of Christ in Africa – he's named it 'Jesus de Greatest' The statue is 28 foot - by contrast, its famous rival Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro is 98 foot tall

How the top four risks we predicted for Africa's economy played out, and what 2016 faces With increasing revisions to economic growth, a tough 2016 could still be in the offing, testing continent's famed resilience.

Four charts show how the world is getting better, as Africa and Southeast Asia find freedom to develop The world's poor have become a lot less poor. This is true of in middle-income countries such as Brazil, and in most African countries as well

Hard entry in 2016: Zambia consumer prices climb most in 12 years as kwacha slides Economy is under strain after a plunge in copper prices to near six-year lows.

Debate continues: Why Africa Isn't Rising, resource curse and how everyone - including the west, World Bank - is all in on it New book looks to go beyond the tales of spectacular venality among Africa's "Big Men" to show how the continent's development is really being sapped

The Ethiopian and Djibouti protests; people don't live on bread and wine alone, they need sweet lies too Silly for Djibouti to stop a sheikh using 100 square metres of tree shade, then allow Americans a base of 360,000 square metres a stone's throw away

Viral trend of 2015: #IfAfricaWasABar, the girl behind it, and what it reveals about Africa Everything about this 22-year-old distills the contradictions, complexities and potential of being young (and digital) in Africa.

Making the money in 2016: Seven key pointers about the start-ups that would dominate Africa Innovation spaces are a big deal. There are currently 220 maker spaces, tech hubs and innovation spaces in Africa according to Fab Lab.

Sudden death of a beloved 320-year-old acacia tree breaks hearts in north Kenya Villagers in 30-day mourning as ancient tree that was witness to far-reaching social and political decisions keels over

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